Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church
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SENT By - Week 1
SENT By – Luke 10:1-12What does it mean for us to be SENT by Jesus into the harvest field? Perhaps, given the poor reputation of Christian evangelism in our country, we might even ask the question WHY? Not only have we often don...
SENT For - Week 2
SENT For – Luke 10:1-12Jesus, while on earth, represented God in the flesh. But since he was eventually going to ascend into heaven, he now calls and trains his disciples to do that. So what is this kingdom we represent and proc...
Our Fullness in Christ
Paul was dealing with a group of false teachers in Colosse saying Christ wasn’t enough for salvation. Gentiles coming into the church had to first become Jewish! Paul is concerned about this young church and has already encouraged them. Now he ...
SENT Into
SENT Into – Luke 10:1-12We are sent into the harvest; the harvest doesn’t come to us. That includes the wishful thinking that people will just start coming to our church without any previous relationships with people from the church. Thi...
Holy Living
Holy Living – Colossians 3:1-17Paul has just talked about freedom from human regulations and laws. Some false teachers were telling the Colossians that Gentiles had to become Jewish before they could truly be Christians, which Paul vehem...
SENT With
SENT With – Luke 10:1-12As we see from this passage, we don’t go into the harvest alone. Jesus sent his disciples in pairs, and we too are intended to minister as a team ⸺ not just with other disciples, but also led and energized by the ...
Who is my neighbor?
Who Is My Neighbor? – Luke 10:25-37How do we address some of the hot-button social issues of our times as individuals and as a church? How does our theology impact our answer? And how does our lifestyle impact our theology? In t...
Hallelujah!
Psalm 150 – Hallelujah! Why do we praise God? We praise got for what he does. We praise God for who He is.
The Fair Unfairness of the Kingdom
The Fair Unfairness of the Kingdom– Matthew 20:1-16 This is perhaps one of the most puzzling of Jesus’ parables, not because meaning isn’t clear but because we have a problem with the fairness/unfairness of it. ...
Rule for Relationships
Rule for Relationships - Colossians 3:18-4:1Paul moves from giving rules for holy living personally and within the church community (3:1-17) to holy living within our relationships. He addresses the three primary rel...
The Etiquette of the Kingdom
The Etiquette of the Kingdom – Luke 14:1-14I’ve never been one to pay much attention to Miss Manners or Emily Post, to get too involved with social etiquette. I don’t really like people telling me what I can and cannot d...
Relational Communication
Relational Communication – Colossians 4:2-18Paul has encouraged and challenged the Colossians to uphold Jesus Christ as supreme and sufficient for their salvation, and as the starting point of holy living. Then he describes what holy living...
Reassurance In a Time of Trouble
Isaiah 41:8-13Comfort - Do not fear for I am with you.Calmness - Do not be dismayed for I am your God.Confidence - I will strengthen you and I will help you.Conquest (Victory) - I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Look Who’s Hiding in Jesus’ Family Tree!
Matthew 1:1-17 You will be a little bored when you read Jesus’ family tree in Matthew 1. But for a Jewish person, this genealogy is anything but bland and boring. On the one hand, it is a very impressive pedigree! But, on closer investigation, ...
Isaiah’s Advent Hope
Isaiah 64 - Isaiah has a beautiful dream of Israel’s future in Isaiah 35, where he dreams of a time of shalom for the people of God, presently in exile. The desert will bloom, God’s people will return from exile, gladness and joy will overtake ...
What's in a Name?
Names make a difference. Why else would so many go to court to have theirs changed? Why do parents agonize over naming of a child? Why do nicknames have such influence, positive or negative, on people’s lives? That is especially true in the Bib...
The Church’s Powerful Name
What’s in a name? Having asked that in the morning service, we will continue our look at the name of Jesus and the power it had for the early church. Peter mentions the name “Jesus” in Acts 4:12, affirming that there is no other name by which p...
What Can We Learn from Joseph?
You could make the case that Joseph is the forgotten man of Christmas. Some call him “Joseph the just” (and he was), but we could also call him “Joseph the Silent.” He never speaks a word! He is seemingly a minor character in the Christmas stor...
The Welcoming Shepherds
In conjunction with the children’s Christmas program, we will look specifically at the shepherds in the Christmas story. As we look at all the characters surrounding the Christmas story, including the Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus, and the “Ki...
How Far Is It to Bethlehem from Nazareth?
“Are we there yet?” “How far is it?” We used to hear this a lot from our kids during a long road trip. As we mature, we still ask “how far is it?”, but with a different purpose in mind. We learn that a journey is a process that brings ...
The Glorifying Angels
As the shepherds encountered the angels in the night sky outside of Bethlehem, what do you think was their first impression? I think it might have been one of glory. Today we use that word rather casually, applying it to sports stars, political...